How the NCAA can solve the dilemma of finding a true football champion.

One of the most talked about things in college sports and sports in general, especially when November rolls around, is the BCS and how it fails. This has become an official autumn event. There is an easy way to solve the headaches that the NCAA creates for themselves. It would not take a lot of effort to end the migraines. Fixing the BCS is easy, and no, it doesn’t include a playoff system. Look below:

• Conferences that have championship game, the loser is automatically #2 in conference

• BCS final results could be released after all bowl games are played to determine the national championship game

• Two weeks after all bowl games are done National Championship- #1 vs. #2

The right champion would be found through this system. College football could keep tradition, keep the BCS, and make more money with a system that has the BCS run through the bowl games. The Ohio State, Florida, and Michigan controversy of 2006 would have been reduced to the winner of Ohio St v. Michigan goes to the Rose Bowl and the loser goes to the Capital One Bowl. Each would still have a shot at the National Championship. Ohio State would have had to play USC, Florida would have had to play Oklahoma, and Michigan would have had to play Arkansas.

The argument against having just a playoff system is that there will still be the same amount of controversy as there currently is. If there are eight teams, and the six major conference winners get automatic bids, how would the other two teams be selected? Would an SEC or Big 12 team that plays in a tough conference win in over a team like BYU that might go undefeated, but since they play in a weaker conference get punished?

Sugar Bowl

SEC Champ vs. Big 12 Champ-

06-07- #2 Florida v. #10 Oklahoma

07-08- Championship Game

08-09- SEC Champ vs. Big 12 Champ

Fiesta Bowl

Whatever bowl is hosting the championship game, the Fiesta Bowl hosts the bowl they normally have-

06-07- Championship Game

07-08- # 2 LSU v. #4 Oklahoma

08-09- Big East Champ vs. ACC Champ

Orange Bowl

Big East Champ vs. ACC Champ-

06-07-#6 Louisville v.#14 Wake Forest

07-08- #9 West Virginia v. #3 Virginia Tech

08-09**-Championship Game

Rose Bowl

Big Ten Champ vs. Pac Ten Champ-

06-07- #1 Ohio St. v. #5 USC

07-08- #1 Ohio St. v. #7 USC

08-09- Big Ten Champ v. Pac Ten Champ

Capital One

Big 10 #2 vs. SEC #2-

06-07-#3 Michigan ^ v. #12 Arkansas

07-08- Michigan^^ v. #16 Tennessee

Toyota Gator Big East #2 vs. Independent #1-

06-07- #16 Rutgers v. #11 Notre Dame

07-08- #25 UConn v. Navy

AT&T Cotton ACC #2 vs. Pac 10 #2-

06-07- Georgia Tech v. #18 Cal

07-08- #14 Boston Coll. v. #11 Arizona St.

Outback Big 12 #2 vs. SEC #3-

06-07- #23 Nebraska v. #9 Auburn

07-08- #6 Missouri v. #5 Georgia

MPC Computers Pac 10 #3 vs. Mountain West #1-

06-07- #22 Oregon St. v. #20 BYU

07-08- Oregon St. v. #17 BYU

Chick-fil-A Big East #3 vs. Big 10 #3-

06-07- #13 West Virginia v. #7 Wisconsin^

07-08- #22 Cincinnati v. #13 Illinois^^

AlamoBig 12 #3 vs. WAC #1-

06-07- #19 Texas v. #8 Boise St.

07-08- #8 Kansas v. #10 Hawaii

Meineke Car Care Big 10 #6 vs. MAC #1-

06-07- Minnesota v.Central Michigan

07-08- Iowa vs. Central Michigan

Champs Sports SEC #4 vs. ACC #3-

06-07- #4 LSU v. #15 Virginia Tech

07-08- #23 Auburn v. #20 Virginia

Sun Bowl

Pac 10 #4 vs. ACC #4-

06-07- #25 UCLA v. #24 Boston College

07-08- UCLA v. #15 Clemson

Insight

Big 12 #5 vs. C-USA #2-

06-07- Missouri v. Southern Mississippi

07-08- Texas Tech v. Tulsa

AutoZone Liberty Big 10 #4 vs. SEC #5-

06-07- Penn St. v. #17 Tennessee

07-08- #18 Wisconsin v. #12 Florida

Gaylord Hotels Music City Big 10 #5 vs. C-USA #1-

06-07- Purdue v. Houston

07-08- Penn St. v. UCF

Texas MAC #4 vs. ACC #7-

06-07- N. Illinois v. Virginia

07-08- Ball St. v. Florida St.

Pacific Life Holiday Big East #4 vs. Big 12 #4-

06-07- South Florida v. #21 Texas A&M

07-08- #21 South Florida v. #19 Texas

Petro Sun Independence ACC #5 vs. Pac 10 #5-

06-07- Maryland v. Arizona State

07-08- Wake Forest v. Oregon

Emerald Pac 10 #6 vs. Sun Belt #1-

06-07- Oregon v.Troy

07-08- Arizona v. Troy

Motor City MAC #2 vs. Independent #2-

06-07- Ohio v. Navy

07-08- Miami (OH) vs. Western Kentucky

Sheraton Hawaii ACC #6 vs. Mountain West #2-

06-07- Clemson v.TCU

07-08- Georgia Tech v. Air Force

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces SEC #6 vs. WAC #2-

06-07- Georgia v.Hawaii

07-08- Arkansas v. #24 Boise State

New Mexico Big 12 #7 vs. Big East #5-

06-07- Kansas St. v. Cincinnati

07-08- Oklahoma St .v. Rutgers

Papajohns.com BowlC-USA #3 vs. Big 12 #6-

06-07- Rice v. Texas Tech

07-08- E. Carolina v. Texas A&M

R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

WAC #4 vs Mountain West #4

06-07- Nevada v. Wyoming

07-08- Nevada v. Utah

Pioneer Pure Vision Las VegasWAC #3 vs. Big 10 #7-

06-07- San Jose St. v. Indiana

07-08- Fresno State v. Michigan State

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia

Mountain West #3 vs. C-USA #4 (Big 12 #6 pre-2006)-

06-07- Utah v. E. Carolina

07-08- Utah v. Houston

GMAC Big Ten #8 #vs. SEC #8 (SEC #7 pre-2006) –

06-07- Iowa v. South Carolina

07-08- Indiana v. Alabama

InternationalSEC #7 vs. MAC #3-

06-07- Kentucky v. W. Michigan

07-08- Mississippi St. v. Bowling Green

Congressional *

Sun Belt #2 vs. Pac 10 #7-

Pre 08-09- N/A

St.Petersburg*

Big 12 #8 vs. ACC #8-

Pre 08-09- N/A

2006-2007 Championship Possibilities with this system(Based off of BCS standings)

With all of these different scenarios of a championship game and very good match ups for bowl games, there would be excitement, instead of controversy, in the college football world. A team is never officially out of contention until the team or teams above them in the BCS standings win their bowl game.

^2007-2008 Wisconsin and Michigan tied in the conference standings. Michigan would be second from point differential.

^^2007-08 Illinois and Michigan tied in the conference standings, but Michigan beat Illinois, so Michigan would be #2 in Big Ten.